When Americans are confronted with the British sense of humor, one of two things happens: they’re either completely baffled or instantly converted. To someone fortunate enough to have been raised watching Monty Python’s Flying Circus on PBS, there’s no comedy more arch, witty, absurd, or ultimately satisfying than British comedy. If you know someone who has a giggle fit on hearing the phrase “dead parrot” or who laughs until milk comes out of their nose at the antics of Mr. Bean, one of these co...more